The 3 Questions People Always Forget to Ask in an Interview
How to Handle Tough Interview Questions at Career Center Weekly Blog
March 21st, 2011 From Commongood Careers *This article focuses on the nonprofit sector, but can be applicable to any and all interviews. Let’s face it. Not all interview questions are created equally, and some are more challenging to answer than others. In a nonprofit interview, candidates are expected to do more than talk about their professional skills. This article discusses some of the toughest yet most effective questions from actual nonprofit interviews, and suggests strategies for how to communicate the best possible answers to these questions. Why are you interested in this position with this organization? While this question may seem rather innocent and basic, the open ended nature of the question makes it difficult to answer well. With this type of question, hiring managers are generally looking to evaluate a candidate’s specific connection to the organization’s mission, as well as skill fit with the particular role. Avoid answers that are completely focused on you e.g.
How to Answer the Question "Tell Me About Yourself"
Answering the ‘Tell Me About Yourself’ Question: A Candidate’s Guide to Making a Great First Impression While Interviewing
Let’s face it, interviewing is stressful enough without having to answer stupid interview questions. But unfortunately, many interviewers, because of habit, lack of preparation time, poor training, or yes, even laziness, often ask stupid questions. Of those, one of the most challenging is the oft used “Tell me about yourself” interview opener.What most candidates ask me about this insipid interview question is: “What do they want to know?” They want to know about you the candidate as a potential employee. They don’t want to know about your family, your last vacation, your hobbies, your religious beliefs, that you like the Cubs, or that you are a proud member of AA. If you are prepared, and seriously thinking about making a career change, you will have a prepared and thoughtful answer to this question BEFORE you begin interviewing.Why? To start the interview the candidate was asked the dreaded “Tell me about yourself” question.
The 5 Best Questions a Job Candidate Can Ask
Ten Tough Interview Questions and Ten Great Answers
Mental fear of the unknown is often what produces the physical symptoms of nervousness. In addition to preparing yourself physically, you need to prepare yourself mentally. The best way to prepare mentally is to know what may be coming. Fear of the unknown can only exist when there is an unknown. Take the time to understand some of the standards when it comes to interviewing questions. The following are some of the most difficult questions you will face in the course of your job interviews. Others are classic interview questions, such as What is your greatest weakness? The following answers are provided to give you a new perspective on how to answer tough interview questions. Tell me about yourself. In reviewing these responses, please remember that they are only to be viewed samples.
The One Answer You Should Never Give In An Interview
Many of us have been there: You're in an interview, doing fairly well, when the interviewer asks you that dreaded question: "What's your biggest weakness?" In an effort to avoid mentioning your actual biggest weakness, whatever it may be, you turn to what sounds like a good answer: "I'm a perfectionist." But unfortunately, this common, made-to-please response comes across as inauthentic at worst and lacking self-awareness at best. "Such a person is likely to be lying," said Peter Cappelli, a management professor and director of the Center for Human Resources at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. And if you actually were a perfectionist, there's no way you'd give this answer, experts say. "People who say perfectionism is their problem tend to not be perfectionists, rather people who are trying to do the whole 'positive as a negative' trick," said Suzanne Lucas, who writes the popular blog Evil HR Lady. "True perfectionism is a terrible quality," Lucas said.
Interviewers Often Ask About Weaknesses
